The Pokemon of Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum have begun to arrive on the mobile game. The Pokemon Company states that gameplay tweaks are "coming soon."

Gen 4 Pokemon, Balance Changes Come to Pokemon GO

The Pokemon of Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum have begun to arrive on the mobile game. The Pokemon Company states that gameplay tweaks are "coming soon."

It has been confirmed by the Pokemon Company that Chimchar, Piplup, Turtwig, and a number of other Pokemon of Sinnoh, are now available for Trainers to catch in Pokemon GO.

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As Ninatic has done previously, the remaining Pokemon of Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum will be released in the mobile game in waves in the upcoming weeks.

Additionally, fans can look forward to gameplay changes that are “designed to promote an improved overall experience.”

The first set of inbound tweaks addresses the behavior of Pokemon, reducing the effect weather has on their appearance and increasing their variety in certain areas, especially in places like parks and nature reserves.

A second group of changes looks to rebalance combat — Pokemon’s CP and HP values are being adjusted.

Additionally, the company has said that it wants defensive Pokemon to be more viable, and they are adjusting Defense and Stamina values to address this. Defense values for almost all Pokemon are also being “slightly reduced.”

An exact date for these gameplay changes has not been provided. Stay tuned to GameSkinny for more news and information as it breaks. 


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